What is the best way to move an ~14,000-lb (~6,350-kg) telescope? @NASAWebb rides in style inside a massive shipping container called STTARS. Watch the full story on the @NASAViz app, or check out the web version here: https://go.nasa.gov/2BeYp4W #JWSTpic.twitter.com/B8DOQttngI
Yes, in fact this is why the telescope was in Houston - for end-to-end testing that would verify the optics are correct. Read more here: https://jwst.nasa.gov/faq.html#mirrortests …